DESOLATED Synonyms: 162 Similar and Opposite Words

desolated

verb

past tense of desolate

as in destroyed

to bring to a complete end the physical soundness, existence, or usefulness of totally desolated the city with aerial bombs

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In Bulgaria, authorities found and destroyed a Russian Gerbera-2 drone, which was not carrying explosives, in the waters of the country’s northern Black Sea coast, the Defense Ministry said Friday.

— Derek Gatopoulos, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026
He was born in 1941 in the village of al-Birwa, which was destroyed by Israeli forces in 1948.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of destroyed

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The tumult of these raids, which played out daily on TV and social media, ruined lives and hurt local economies.

— Clarence Page, Chicago Tribune, 9 Nov. 2026
Morgenthau left Coburg hoping to become a writer or poet but was forced to pivot to law after hyperinflation ruined his family’s finances.

— David Sacks, Foreign Affairs, 6 Nov. 2026

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She was devastated, knowing the business is the family's primary source of income and helps support their four children.

— CBS News, CBS News, 9 Nov. 2026
The post-World War II geopolitical landscape is reconstructing itself faster than the Ginza district, which was devastated in the last film and continues to look like a battlefield.

— Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of devastated

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The apartment building where the children were killed was later demolished and the land was turned into a park and a community garden.

— CBS News, CBS News, 13 Nov. 2026
In March, the DOB issued a stop work order after inspectors found the developers had demolished the existing building on the site without providing adequate shielding to neighboring properties, including 1321 Flatbush Avenue.

— James Cirrone, FOXNews.com, 12 Nov. 2026

Definition of demolished

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The post said the front windows of the cafe were shattered and a cash register was stolen.

— Claire Murphy, Chicago Tribune, 12 Nov. 2026
That invincibility myth was shattered Thursday when Jensen Huang, Nvidia’s CEO for 33 years, ally of the President of the United States and cofounder of the world’s most valuable AI company, resigned.

— David Goldman, CNN Money, 12 Nov. 2026

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